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fK.F.lMJTV SENTINEL OCEAN Cm PRINTING AND PL BUSHING' CO. i • . "T3rT *""* — THCBgDAT. J ANUABTi?. l/B the flanders The rta*f! B»to< fa r-'=« -P- awewfc« «*? '*T"7 eye Mr kelfald. The FUa .far- Betel wi i y W-P^-e- TwFi-.a r- . Bote! «"iU be opener: to patmc*. dcrfag the eo«:- r simmer. Let entry fear and doobt to the contrary fee dissipated clear me. , of bean «sw infa-i. The F!a.-<ter« Hot*' will be Swift w*to oar F-ipft.-.a.-.: ro-operatioc , preferably; if art then in sptre of si: The Ftedn wCl "* baflt. THE FLANDERS MUST BE BUILT. Hiring to fir committed • itself to the pro.<«. it would be a disaster :f -.-4.-r.agir.ahie prepor tions, a tragedy. a Ocean City if it were rot ecc-pletec. to forrire the e.;rjecoewee«. it i» IX* *3 exaggeragt-.- of fact to n v. tfcer toe progress ami prosperity wfceh hae aiteede-: Ocean City dor-fag fia past year ha* beer. bail. epor. the Flanders HoeeL la fall aati«ipati->r. of the boildfag of thia spier-rid hotel ar.-'. of the >'■" of patron* it wfli inevitably attract into the city, we have I-.- _ c- tared property valoes eoomsasly. f It foil artiripatkr. that the hotel will be mailt, and of the class of patron? it will attract into the atj. roes hare wiEfagly accepted the , enormooil; farreared values we hare plated open property, and paid the price* we hart asked for property. They paid the price, knowtnf. end fitly pomaded, that with the • building of the hotel, the property* pirohai ed wortoj prove a rawoc t Now were we, and are we. jastiSed in facreamng the ratae of the : land and houses we had. and hare to £*po*e * Were we, and are we. justified fa making toe prices we hate asked and are asking * Let o» be frank and hooeat to tots self -examination. Proo ■ s. 5 we art of Ocean City, and of the aplenifirf natarai recreational and va- = cationa! facilities it possesses, there is only or.e answer: «t were not,)" assd are not. jostifie-: .r, increasing the valuation of property to the, extent we have, if the Flanders it net competed, an.: open to guests * the coming summer On the other hand, if we are determined toe Flanders hotel seal be bei.lt, and is bai'.t, we were, and are. amply jsstifiad ia fcserea sing the vataatior. of property to the iegree we have; because the Ft ders will attract into Ocean City and will accommodate ir. Oeear. City, in the manner in which they have been accustomed to be aeeoauntrtate.1 the class of people who will make all recently aeqniiwd prepertj at increased valuation, a profitable fareatrnect. i The enure situation therefore, resolves itself into a very simple ... proposition, fa ethic?. If we aikrw the Flanders Hotel project to fail -r we have bees morally, if not literally, guilty of defrauding three whom we hewe induced to invest their money fa Ocean City, under the as- T sumption that the hotel will be built. This is by r.o means a very po!imbed statement of toe case; nevertheless it is toe truth, and the cor,- 4 Hiiei 1 1 1 of failing to recognize the truth in the present circumstances. are too serious to trifle with flattery and euphemism. Now, if the Flanders Hotel was a private mdertakiEg the ad- ,i venture of a private individual or corporator., and allowed to fail from p reaching completion, it would react injuriously upon the future of Ocean City. a Being a community project, aac a communal enterprise, 'failure e would spell a humired-foid disaster. The incompleted structure would fl he by the entire nauen, regarded as an index of the city aae its people. It would stand an imperishable monument .to a lack of business etfid- b coy, patriotism, civic pride, and aorae than all a lack of wnineitiai x integrity. Bterythfag attempted in the future in the form of advancement. -

would be regarded with suspicion- There is as inland lake resort, not I a thoasar d mile* away, which offers a typical example in proof of our [ Some eight years ago, led by a man of risioc, the community engaged in the enterprise of erecting a Urge bote!. Factionta fa a tabid form, killed the project. The first story, half completed, bar afa-e beer, converted into a picture theatre. Ever since the town has 1 been regarded with suspicion, and the promoters of toe bote: project, have beer, compelled in one instance, to resort to a court of Uw, to defend themselves against toe charge of having engineered toe hotel campaign, solely for toe purpose of inflating property values, without toe leaat intention cf completing It Whatever happens therefore, the Hotel Planner* must be com- f pletod. Kay mote, toe Hotel Flanders cast be completed largely through ; community effort, since it was launched as a community effort. TBere appears to be no earthly reason to fear, that the directors a will not be able to dispose of fifty per cent, or more bends fa the oper. * market. Bat would not that defeat one of toe primary objects fa view, when toe project was first undertaker- Would it not tend to increase the p confidence of outside capita! fa the character and fa the future cf toe city, if it became known that its citizens had sufficient confidence fa ~ its f.tare themselves, to act ■eribe more than toe half of the coat of f building the hotel If it became known that two thousand local people bad subscribed • to toe buHdfag cf the hotel, it would do more to stabilize value*, and r to attract outside capital, than anything e-w^cAtreivabie to human fa- r Aad be it known ana fajppl'lly digested: If Oeear. City is to expand and prosper to toe dfefcie^ it eoold, aad should, with its ansorpameidi natural avantffges. K must attract outside capita'. That or 2 stagnate! , It follows therefore, not merely as a patriotic duty, or ar. index of dric pride, but rather as an act of seif-preserratior., from a purely '■ relfiih motive, that every eitizer. fa toe community should supper, the project without reservation. Support the project financially as far a' . it lie* in his or her poser; support the project morally, if unable finer.- : dally, by disarming criticism and repudiating calumny. Let us fa one thing at least, prove to toe world we can be united. It has beer, repeatedly stated that toe hotel project, ha* beer. to» ' chief factor in bringing about toe realty boom, and the very large facrease it property valuation experienced during toe last six month*, i ^Let it be granted, there has been an element of poet-priandal exaggeiaL.tr. iE toe statement, there is notwithstanding euffider.t truth to justify the appeals for support towards the project, which have recently been made. No man, possessing even the most rudimentary knowledge of eec- | xwnic*, will deny the hotel project haa been toe chief incentive tc | recent prosperity. For years part it has beer, felt that Oeear. City's great need, was ■ a wealthier class of patronage* What ha* delayed their coming " In brief, a lack of the accommodation they have heen accustomed to, and ! for which they can, and are willing to pay. The reasonable assurance . that the coming summer will find the desired class of patrons arriving, i ha* been the chief factor in bringing about toe prosperity of the last half year, and nothing less. - The information was volunteered at the last meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, that the completion of toe Flanders, would involve an expenditure far in excess of the original estimate. At first the term "million dollar hotel" was regarded as aq exaggeration. As a matter of fact the hotel will cost nearer a million an da half. It was further stated that it would be necessary to institute another drive for subscriptions. Tie resource* of the dty have not by Bay means been exhausted. It is to be hoped therefore, having regard to the imperative need at all cocU of completing the hotel, and

M'MBER PLEASE? r-.e iv-t-v T I .-an. to forgive a M- Britta cxplaire-; *te.Ur ie^oeetnsioe* ha! tier, r.v--, • vefc;» B: tir-- and ar.is CaU, as part of an erosatfvcal eampasgr - - 1 ■ i : -ere » that yphvae x" : tefcpbcoe operat-rs are r.'-.". - i ■: H.< fiar.; : r. i»-y. created expre**iy to torture arte ex- \ I----.-: -.re— ar » - ". -tfl 1 um;haong, to ." he replied lacv--TSe painful duty of czmuakfar the fofly aad toe fifties, of r «- -g ir, : .-a!, ring the faonal ror-Siti-- if toe average 'f r - * t e M - -•« ' -a i- : " e- ■ E .. Ml '• Iocs undertook to etpiair. toe [ re s.-,—- ;' - h : ■ h — - r i to reduce very material! • cur phretria-re-y.itf Ire* • * :er piu-e on tae improvised platform, and gave , i very led ir- vrcretat.r- 'he syyaren as it affected local calls f Of ce> the r la. .-. had not the remotest in tendon of being f eyniea or far -arte. If they appeared »c. toe fault lie* entirely with " the r part : reproduce aad personate — ' ! fact th* ..-.If cri*jri.-*r. which can be justly passe-! upon toe l" mg la-far-. » that tfary -ere exceedfagtjr frank fid truthful fa. the;- t aperaeueti * A: each e- : f the p!atferm, wa* stationed a telephone, w.to. ■ whir., tw-: Tcur.g men oereenstrated fa. a bit of pleasing comedy, tor re- I- which -u-.wriber* are ia the main, revponsifc'e for to* mi take- at toe drfiicient wr-riee they rtmphir cf. r Mr. '.'rnncr. styled himself "toe trouble man," gave an to- * I strum ve Hhutran n. ef a few of the very simple and common errorwhich lea; to impaired service. It transpired that knotting the ecrd. and polling at it. is very t iab-^ so snap the very fine scsar.i* of wire of which it is rocrtruete-r * Ai lowing toe cor-: to become «et. causes corrosion of the wires, particularly ;- » salty'atmsopaere. while the most common cf all telep ooe «nt. aptear* to be that of faifar.g to see that the rereiver is < placed proper: ;. upcr. th* hook, when the telepbeee is not in use. j *e 'hn .rred if Ocean City subscribers, are really as polite ar.d s apologetic to the operator, when a mistake occurs, as Miss Irene Breg * would bave us believe, or did the young lady indulge ir. a Ettle ironic Be that as :: may. the young !a.fy proved eoodurively. that very, fiupttnlly errors occur, through hurriedly and indisdnctiy givrev, a; re: number. Several numbers, aad several vowel sound* • are" very, much alike over the wfte. At all tome* it is advfaeable to *peai driiberatoiy and distinctly, and directly into the moctopieee. A: best toe telephone is an imperfect eafaatttute tor cmrveraatioc mmeaato v face to face, and as every mechanic*] device, cam only perfenr. fa« functions wher. used properly aad with care. It must not be supposed however that all errors are to be laid sgaiagt toe runseriber. It is granted that telephone operators fa. gen- " eral show wooderful patience, and are trained amapulousiy in tow re- > fined art of csfar, the "soft answer which tsrneth away wrath." ■ N .twithsSanoir.g they are human, and occasionally the horned and , ro-.ded tatrr. which lurks fa every Bosom, answers over toe wire, fa- I rtead ef the gentle toned operator. «*e prerume t: comes within the bounds of an operator to become ;•

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UNIVERSAL ELECTRIC STORE ROBBED BREAK GLASS *TNDOW. STEAL CURLER AND IRON Upon entering the store early Wednesday ro t ruing, Cha*. Pref^tt. manager of the Universal Company, had his attraction drawn to the window, by evidence of ar. attempt to enter toe premises by thieves. A triangular piece, measuring about ten inches, cf the plate gi *s= window ob the right hand side of toe entrance faring Anbury Avenue had been torn out. Fragments of ftaas littered toe pavement end the roadway. Upon examination, Mr. Proffatt discovered that toe thieves bad de- . , camped with ar. eieetric curling- ! iron, and a pressing iron, both to the value of *15.00. These articles were extracted through the hole: made fa the window. The local pelice -jepartmer.t was notified of the robbery, and are bending all energies with toe ease. Several important clues are be:r.r followed, it is said, and arrests . be expeetetl at any moment. 'Whether the thieves intended to confine their attention to toe windew. or rather were making ef- • to enter the store, cannot be , determined. The probabiiity is however, that 1 they w.re disturbed, and made a • hurried departure, carrying with . them toe two articles which ftood in their way fa their attempt to _ enter the building through toe WILOWOOD BAPTISTS BUILD NEW CHURCH , The Baptists cf Vildwood are contemplating toe erection of a new church. Plans have beer, com- . pleted, aatvft is fully anticipated toe r.»» Hxu^ture will be ready for serribe during the latter part i of toe present year. The new church will be loeatec - at Maple aad Pacific Avenues, and ' ;e modem fa every iense of the word, to cost approximately *50,5 000. : The steady increase of toe ch-urct, ir. every department has made it imperative that larger facilities' should be secured as early e a* possible. t The building committee is eoraa posed cf T. S. Goslir. Palmer M. Way, Carer.re EJdridge, Frank Colson, Robert J. Kay, Mrs. Frank " Sbepparu. and Mrs. Edward Armj strong. d ADVERTISE IS THE SENTINEL

Hughes' Central Pharmacy Crosses The Road. One Cf Most Modern On Coast K»T \BL1SHT f A i i> ' "iTH ALL THE 1 A1 ILITIES i.j A METKuP" iLITaN i'H.vRV v 1. r v < f F< >LU»VA > « ELEVEN YE.vR> ' ! rol'RTIfaV AND SERVICE

I'r. J. The role;. Hug-.es .has t errsse-i ever to the other si-ic of ti-.e road. The change is in perfect keepfa-g w-.fa the trogress ar.o ; ! Ocean City daztng toe -part years, . and is just a reward for ever . eeve- year* cf fajtfafui ar "C- ur-teo-as service to the public. Hughes will be at!< to pro -::e fur his increasing Urge number c. ; clrrots. *1 the aeeoeemodarioc an-. . f a metropolitan pfear- . macy. inwsv.oeh as pro bap ly Etgr.th Street is as much frei;-jented a- • ar.y fa the city, by the summer . visitors, journey-fag to and from ; the Boardwalk, toe new pharmacy . ; wiH"BBquesti>rnabiy create a fa-- ( orahle impression in their mines toward* toe dty fa general The old r Jiang which formerly- . cecupied the =ite. has teen so muck fated and added to. that to il ir.tenu and pury- re* the present structure fa completely sew. ■ The work of recor strurtjon is being done by fae Welch Ccnstroetic-. Company, and wber. compleue,-. will be a tribute cf highest value to their skill and genius fa

; this apartment of engineering. Tne mair. e.-.trar.ee. of imposing ;e*sg- .'tar. is facing a; angle of i the :•* • thoroughfare* Two pi!' j . plete-i. each adome-i with a !an- ' err. ' ear ;- medieval desigr.. T'-- r .pen* between two very attractive panel lights of the i A serrril entrance opens from .--reel for the delivery -e. and a third side encure, accessible from the Avenue, ■f f-.r the receipt of ice ^ The main store instantly arrests .ittenowi for toe spare it provides, ' uol height tr.d particularly f.r tne impression if scnipulou* ' ran lines* it creates. Tne massive show cases and medfaine cabinets are ail of dark mahogany, and the woodwork is all ' woe :r. white enamel. ' T» w-fa ; . ws supply abun- ' a.rce .' Lght by day. the one faeire : -t up-: r Eighth Street and the ' A e.« ley Avenue. Tr.ree individual telephone ; I:-- ths have been installed, each of j -Continued on Page Six)

money to loan on mortgage No waiting for two weeks to kr.ow if you car. get it; we can tell at ence. Ba rgams fa Bay and Ocean front properties. Choice cottage* for Also lots for investment and fir improvement — the choice of J. M. CHESTER A CO. Ocean Oty. N. J Ra> Caisla ie.U'«nc« Elwiog T. ' .orson - REALTOR -T d "7 ASBURV AN/81. OCl»N C VN" N. J. AG business transacted through tors -'See is rtrStaicijiree with the fcllowing slogan. "This office doe* aad aaispalQtojKJAftly * brokers I« business aad if ra »• way ra teres led :a peradaal speculation." Ker.it*. safa completed on toe above principal profit* both Seller and Bayer for listings and males your headquarter* with Clayton Haines Brick— REALTOR 411 EIGHTH ST. OCEAN CITY N. J.

Are You Using The New Central Office Names ? j (S). Atlantic CrrY S wonderful growth has necessitated the metropolitan system of telephone numbers. The telephone director)- now being distributed contains the new numbers. The operator cannot complete your calls promptly unless you gire her the name of the central office you are calling and the number; as, Neptune 1234 or Marine 5678. Remember, too, that all Chelsea, Ventnor, Margate City, and Longport telephones have been renumbered. To secure prompt service you should: 1. Secure the correct number and central office i name from the new directory. 2. Be sure to use the central office name whenever vou make a telephone call; or whenever you give your number to another person. THE DELAWARE AND ATI-ANTIC TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE COMPANY j ' . •' . I !

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GENERAL HAULING SfincJ Gravel Top Soil WM. HAYES, 233 Asbury Ave. HUR . EV-JONES CO. HURLEY-JONES CO. WALTER R CHATTI N A SON MORS. 1116 ASBURY AVE. Barclay and McCorkl J SAND. PEBBLES, TOPSOIL CEMENT, BRICK and BLOCKS — 1-in, g-fa. and U-in. wifl Agent for PHOENIX PORTLAND CEMENT ! 512 EIGHTH STREET Phone 37fl t I M)ID YOl ENJOY VOI R DINNER? It is stared on the authority of medical statistics that Amerie --.tier more from stomach affanecL, — Dyspepsia. Indigestion . Gast ry.— than any other natiofi. American? car. afford to indulge ev wUra ( f appetite and taste; while it is characteristic of toe Ameri remperment to take chances. Result: An Impaired Digestive . Chiropractic fcelps toe stomach to properly function, and ol trc.hr.g the alimentary tract, allow, undigested food ir, the stomad ferment and potrify, and flood toe blood tract? with deadly poia , Take no chances. Consult a Chiropractor and enjoy your dinner, > • CALL ON DR. D. M. RICHARDS ; LA MONTE HOTEL EIGHTH STREET +

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